Ark Charter Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Hyde Park Road
 Southsea
 Hampshire PO5 4HL
Telephone: 023 9282 4204

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2009
History: This school arose from St Luke's CofE VA Secondary School
Trust: Ark Schools
Sponsor: Ark Schools

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Christian Down (since June 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Moira Cruddas (went to Ark Bentworth Primary Academy)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 65.66 / 13.9
Non-teaching Staff*: 44.53
Number of pupils: 917
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.0
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 60.70% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 58.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Portsmouth
Constituency: Portsmouth South
Electoral Ward: Charles Dickens
School Number: 8516905

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 10th December 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. St Edmund's Catholic School (0.3km) show on map
  3. St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  4. Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery (0.6km) show on map
  5. Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery (0.6km) show on map
  6. Priory School (0.7km) show on map
  7. Penbridge Infant School & Nursery (0.9km) show on map
  8. Bramble Infant School and Nursery (0.9km) show on map
  9. Ark Dickens Primary Academy (1.0km) show on map
  10. Madani Academy (1.1km) show on map
  11. Portsmouth High School GDST (1.1km) show on map
  12. The Portsmouth Grammar School (1.1km) show on map
  13. The Portsmouth Academy (1.2km) show on map
  14. Southsea Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  15. Devonshire Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  16. Fernhurst Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  17. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Vol... (1.2km) show on map
  18. St Jude's CofE Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  19. Manor Infant and Nursery School (1.4km) show on map
  20. St Swithun's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  21. Mayville High School (1.6km) show on map
  22. Craneswater Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  23. The Flying Bull Academy (1.6km) show on map
  24. Wimborne Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  25. Penbridge Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  26. Miltoncross Academy (1.9km) show on map
  27. Cumberland Infant School (2.0km) show on map
  28. New Horizons Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  29. Milton Park Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  30. Mary Rose Academy (2.3km) show on map
  31. Langstone Primary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  32. Meon Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  33. Meon Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  34. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  35. Westover Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  36. King's Academy College Park (Junior) (2.6km) show on map
  37. King's Academy College Park (Infant) (2.6km) show on map
  38. Stamshaw Infant Academy (2.6km) show on map
  39. Copnor Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  40. Moorings Way Infant School (2.7km) show on map
  41. Mayfield School (2.9km) show on map
  42. Stamshaw Junior School (2.9km) show on map
  43. The Harbour School (2.9km) show on map
  44. Cliffdale Primary Academy (3.2km) show on map
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  48. King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) (3.5km) show on map
  49. St Vincent College (3.5km) show on map
  50. Oarsome Chance (3.5km) show on map
  51. Haselworth Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  52. Gatcombe Park Primary School (3.8km) show on map
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  56. UTC Portsmouth (4.0km) show on map
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  64. City of Portsmouth College (4.9km) show on map
  65. Redwood Park Academy (4.9km) show on map
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  68. King's Academy Gomer (5.2km) show on map
  69. King's Academy Brune Park (5.2km) show on map
  70. Medina Primary School (5.5km) show on map
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  73. Court Lane Junior Academy (5.6km) show on map
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  75. Portsdown Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  76. Springfield School (5.8km) show on map
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  78. Portchester Community School (5.9km) show on map
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  86. Rowner Infant School (6.2km) show on map
  87. Grange Junior School (6.3km) show on map
  88. Grange Infant School (6.3km) show on map
  89. Solent Junior School (6.5km) show on map
  90. Bedenham Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  91. Solent Infant School (6.7km) show on map
  92. Wicor Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  93. Haven Early Years Centre (6.8km) show on map
  94. Northern Junior School (6.8km) show on map
  95. Northern Infant School (6.8km) show on map
  96. Red Barn Community Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  97. Holbrook Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  98. Bridgemary School (7.1km) show on map
  99. Peel Common Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  100. Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School (7.6km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Same Trust
Same Sponsor
Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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